The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

BROOKS, TERRY; [i.e., Terrence Dean Brooks] (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Black Unicorn (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33527-9, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $16.95, 286pp, hc) [Magic Kingdom] Fantasy novel, sequel to Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold (which had 15,000 hardcover copies in print and made the New York Times Bestseller List).
• * _The Black Unicorn (Macdonald 0-356-14926-9, Dec ’87, £10.95, 352pp, hc) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Magic Kingdom” series. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
• * _The Black Unicorn (Orbit 0-7088-3587-2, Dec ’87, £4.95, 286pp, tp) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Magic Kingdom” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Black Unicorn (SFBC #11215, Mar ’88, $5.98, 239pp, hc) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) fantasy novel, second in the “Magic Kingdom” series.
• * _The Black Unicorn (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33528-7, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $4.95, 307pp, pb) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) fantasy novel, second in the “Magic Kingdom” series. There are over 85,000 hardcovers in print.
• * _The Black Unicorn (Orbit 0-7088-8269-2, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], £2.99, 286pp, pb) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Magic Kingdom” series.
• * _The Black Unicorn (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33528-7, Mar ’96, $6.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Magic Kingdom] Reissue (Del Rey 1987) fantasy novel, second book in the “Magic Kingdom of Landover” series. 14th printing.
• * *The Druid of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36298-5, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $19.95, 423pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Fantasy novel, fifth in the overall “Shannara” series, second book of “The Heritage of Shannara.”
• * _The Druid of Shannara (SFBC #18070, Sep ’91 [Oct ’91], $9.98, 423pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1991) fantasy novel, fifth book in the overall “Shannara” series, second book of “The Heritage of Shannara.” Similar to the 1991 Del Rey edition without the ISBN or price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.
• * _The Druid of Shannara (Orbit 0-356-20119-8, Nov ’91, £13.95, 423pp, hc) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1991) fantasy novel. Volume 5 in the “Shannara” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Druid of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37559-9, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $5.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1991) fantasy novel, fifth in the overall “Shannara” series, second book of “The Heritage of Shannara.”
• * _The Druid of Shannara (Orbit 0-7088-5328-5, May ’92, £5.99, 471pp, tp) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1991) fantasy novel. Volume five in the “Shannara” series.
• * *The Elf Queen of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36299-3, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $22.00, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Fantasy novel, sixth book in the overall “Shannara” series, third book of “The Heritage of Shannara”.
• * _The Elf Queen of Shannara (Legend 0-7126-5555-7, Jul ’92, £14.99, 403pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1992) fantasy novel. Book three of “The Heritage of Shannara”. Volume six in the “Shannara” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Elf Queen of Shannara (SFBC #19517, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $10.98, 403pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1992) fantasy novel, sixth book in the overall “Shannara” series, third book of “The Heritage of Shannara”. Similar to the Del Rey edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and the SFBC number is on the back jacket.
• * _The Elf Queen of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37558-0, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $5.99, 359pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1992) fantasy novel, sixth book in the overall “Shannara” series, third book of “The Heritage of Shannara”.
• * _The Elf Queen of Shannara (Legend 0-09-920131-3, Mar ’93, £5.99, 403pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1992) fantasy novel. Book Three of “The Heritage of Shannara”. Volume six in the “Shannara” series.
• * _The Elfstones of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-28554-9, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $3.95, 564pp, pb) [Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel, sequel to The Sword of Shannara. First mass market paperback. Del Rey did 290,000 in trade paperback.
• * _The Elfstones of Shannara (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8095-9, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £3.50, 636pp, pb) [Shannara] Reissue (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel, “Shannara” #2.
• * _The Elfstones of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-28554-9, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 564pp, pb) [Shannara] Reissue (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel, second in a trilogy. 13th printing; 800,000 mass market paperbacks in print.
• * _The Elfstones of Shannara (Orbit 0-356-19521-X, Oct ’90, £12.95, 636pp, hc) [Shannara] Reissue (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Shannara” series.
• * _The Elfstones of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-30253-2, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $17.95, 469pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Shannara] Reissue (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel, second book of the “Shannara” series, with a new author’s note. Has an 11th printing slug inside, but that probably includes the paperback edition.
• * _The Elfstones of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-28554-9, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $6.99, 564pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Shannara] Reissue (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel, second book in the “Shannara” series. 27th printing.
• * *First King of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39652-9, Mar ’96, $23.50, 489pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara] Fantasy novel, a prequel to The Sword of Shannara.
• * *First King of Shannara (Legend 0-09-960191-5, Mar ’96, £16.99, 489pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara] Fantasy novel in the “Shannara” sequence, set a long time before those already published. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-960201-6, £9.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _First King of Shannara (SFBC #11696, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $12.98, 489pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1996) prequel to The Sword of Shannara. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _First King of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39653-7, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $6.99, 435pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey; Legend 1996) prequel to The Sword of Shannara.
• * _First King of Shannara (Legend 0-09-960211-3, Mar ’97, £5.99, 489pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey; Legend 1996) fantasy novel, prequel to the “Shannara” series.
• * *Hook (Arrow 0-09-914141-8, Dec ’91, £9.99, 273pp, hc, cover by William C. Toth) [Peter Pan] Fantasy film novelization, based on the screenplay by Jim V. Hart and Malia Scotch Marmo. This is simultaneous with the U.S. (Ivy; Fawcett Columbine) editions.
• * *Hook (Fawcett Columbine 0-449-90707-4, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $15.00, 273pp, hc) [Peter Pan] Fantasy novelization of the Steven Spielberg film variation on J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan. Published simultaneously in paperback by Ivy.
• * *Hook (Ballantine Ivy 0-8041-0982-6, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $5.99, 211pp, pb) [Peter Pan] Fantasy novelization of the Steven Spielberg film variation on J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan. Published simultaneously in hardcover by Fawcett Columbine.
• * _Hook (Arrow 0-09-911031-8, Mar ’92, £4.99, 211pp, pb) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Arrow 1991) fantasy novelization based on the screenplay by Jim V. Hart and Malia Scott Marmo.
• * *A Knight of the Word (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37963-2, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $25.95, 309pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [John Ross, Knight] Fantasy novel, sequel to Running with the Demon.
• * *A Knight of the Word (Orbit 1-85723-677-7, Aug ’98, £16.99, 311pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [John Ross, Knight] Reprint (Del Rey 1998) dark fantasy novel. Sequel to Running with the Demon, featuring “John Ross, Knight”. [First U.K. edition]
• * _A Knight of the Word (SFBC #19256, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $12.98, 309pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [John Ross, Knight] Reprint (Del Rey; Orbit 1998) fantasy novel, sequel to Running with the Demon. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _A Knight of the Word (BCA UK CN71149, Oct ’98, £9.99, 311pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [John Ross, Knight] Reprint (Del Rey; Orbit 1998) dark fantasy novel. Second in the “John Ross, Knight” series after Running with the Demon.
• * *Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31757-2, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $16.95, 324pp, hc) [Magic Kingdom] Humorous fantasy novel about a lawyer who buys a run-down magic kingdom out of a catalog and sets off to become a hero. First of a series.
• * _Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8207-2, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £4.95, 324pp, pb) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel.
• * _Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! (Macdonald 0-356-12477-0, Sep ’86, £9.95, 352pp, hc) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel.
• * _Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! (SFBC #10252, Oct ’86 [Nov ’86], $5.98, 308pp, hc) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel.
• * _Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31758-0, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $4.50, 373pp, pb) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel, first of a new series.
• * _Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! (Orbit 0-7088-8240-4, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], £2.95, 350pp, pb) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Magic Kingdom” series.
• * _Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31758-0, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $4.50, 343pp, pb) [Magic Kingdom] Reissue (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel, first in a series. seventh printing.
• * _Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31758-0, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $6.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Magic Kingdom] Reissue (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel, first book in the “Magic Kingdom of Landover” series. 22nd printing.
• * *Running with the Demon (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37962-4, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $25.95, 420pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [John Ross, Knight] Fantasy novel. Good and evil duke it out in Illinois on the Fourth of July.
• * _Running with the Demon (SFBC #17885, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $12.98, 350pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [John Ross, Knight] Reprint (Del Rey 1997) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Running with the Demon (Orbit 1-85723-574-6, Oct ’97, £16.99, 420pp, hc, cover by Michael Mascaro) [John Ross, Knight] Reprint (Del Rey 1997) dark fantasy novel. Good and evil battle in a small American town in the days before a 4th of July celebration. A trade paperback (export only) edition was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Running with the Demon (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42258-9, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $6.99, 434pp, pb, cover by Gerald Brom) [John Ross, Knight] Reprint (Del Rey 1997) fantasy novel. Good and evil duke it out in Illinois on the Fourth of July.
• * _Running with the Demon (Orbit 1-85723-607-6, Aug ’98, £5.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Brom) [John Ross, Knight] Reprint (Del Rey 1997) dark fantasy novel. First in the “John Ross, Knight” series.
• * *The Scions of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35695-0, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $19.95, 465pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Fantasy novel, first book of a new “Shannara” series, fourth in the overall series.
• * _The Scions of Shannara (Orbit 0-356-18783-7, Apr ’90, £12.95, 389pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1990) fantasy novel. Book One of “The Heritage of Shannara”. Fourth volume in the overall series.
• * _The Scions of Shannara (SFBC #17200, Aug ’90, $9.98, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1990) fantasy novel, first book of a new “Shannara” series, fourth book overall.
• * _The Scions of Shannara (Orbit 0-7088-4840-0, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], £5.99, 502pp, tp, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1990) fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the “Shannara” series.
• * _The Scions of Shannara (Orbit Overseas 0-7088-4899-0, 1991 [Sep ’91], £4.50, 507pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1990) fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the “Shannara” series. This is an “Open Market” edition and is available only in non-English-speaking countries.
• * _The Scions of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37074-0, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $5.95, 419pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1990) fantasy novel, fourth book of the overall “Shannara” series and first book of “The Heritage of Shannara.”
• * _The Scions of Shannara (Orbit 0-7088-4899-0, Nov ’91, £4.99, 502pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1990) fantasy novel. Book One of “The Heritage of Shannara.”
• * _The Sword of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31425-5, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $3.95, 726pp, pb) [Shannara] Reissue (Random House 1977) fantasy novel, 10th mass market printing; 217,000 trade paperbacks and 484,000 mass market copies have appeared.
• * _The Sword of Shannara (Futura 0-7088-1344-5, Jul ’86, £3.50, 726pp, pb) [Shannara] Reissue (Random House 1977) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Shannara” series.
• * _The Sword of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31425-5, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 726pp, pb) [Shannara] Reissue (Random House 1977) fantasy novel, 1st in a trilogy. 22nd printing; 1.2 million mass market paperbacks in print.
• * _The Sword of Shannara (Orbit 0-7088-1344-5, Dec ’89, £3.99, 726pp, pb, cover by The Brothers Hildebrant) [Shannara] Reissue (Random House 1977) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Shannara” series.
• * _The Sword of Shannara (Orbit 0-356-19518-X, Oct ’90, £12.95, 726pp, hc) [Shannara] Reissue (Random House 1977) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Shannara” series.
• * _The Sword of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37143-7, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $17.95, 726pp, hc, cover by Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt) [Shannara] Reprint (Random House 1977) fantasy novel, first book of the “Shannara” series, with a new author’s note. This is the first hardcover edition under the Del Rey imprint. The original color foldout has been dropped.
• * _The Sword of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31425-5, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $6.99, 726pp, pb, cover by Tim Hildebrandt & Greg Hildebrandt) [Shannara] Reissue (Random House 1977) fantasy novel, first book in the “Shannara” series. 39th printing.
• * *The Talismans of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36300-0, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $22.00, 453pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Fantasy novel, seventh book in the overall “Shannara” series, fourth book of “The Heritage of Shannara”.
• * *The Talismans of Shannara (Legend 0-09-926231-2, Mar ’93, £14.99, 453pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Fantasy novel. Book Four of “The Heritage of Shannara”. Volume seven in the “Shannara” series. Simultaneous with US (Del Rey) edition.
• * _The Talismans of Shannara (SFBC #00476, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $10.98, 453pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1993) fantasy novel, seventh book in the overall “Shannara” series, fourth book of “The Heritage of Shannara”. Similar to the Del Rey edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Talismans of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38674-4, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $5.99, 440pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1993) fantasy novel, seventh book in the overall “Shannara” series, fourth book of “The Heritage of Shannara”.
• * _The Talismans of Shannara (Legend 0-09-925541-3, Mar ’94, £5.99, 453pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey; Legend 1993) fantasy novel. Book Four of “The Heritage of Shannara”. Volume seven in the “Shannara” series.
• * *The Tangle Box (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38699-X, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $22.00, 334pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Magic Kingdom] Fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Magic Kingdom of Landover” series.
• * *The Tangle Box (Legend 0-09-931431-2, May ’94, £15.99, 334pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Magic Kingdom] Fantasy novel. A trade paperback edition (-931421-5, £9.99, for export only) was announced but not seen. Simultaneous with US (Del Rey) edition. Volume four in the “Magic Kingdom of Landover” series.
• * _The Tangle Box (SFBC #03996, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $10.98, 334pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1994) fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Magic Kingdom of Landover” series. Similar to the Del Rey edition except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Tangle Box (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38700-7, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $6.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1994) fantasy novel, fourth book in the “Magic Kingdom of Landover” series.
• * _The Tangle Box (Legend 0-09-925551-0, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], £5.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey; Legend 1994) fantasy novel. Fourth book of the “Magic Kingdom of Landover” series.
• * _The Tangle Box (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38700-7, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $6.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Magic Kingdom] Reissue (Del Rey; Legend 1994) fantasy novel, fourth book in the “Magic Kingdom of Landover” series. Fifth printing.
• * *The Wishsong of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31823-4, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $18.95, 498pp, hc) [Shannara] Fantasy novel, conclusion of the trilogy.
• * *The Wishsong of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-30833-6, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $8.95, 498pp, pb) [Shannara] Trade paperback of the above.
• * _The Wishsong of Shannara (SFBC #01600, Nov ’85 [Dec ’85], $8.50, 469pp, hc) [Shannara] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel, conclusion of a “Tolkienesque” trilogy.
• * _The Wishsong of Shannara (Futura 0-7088-8208-0, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £3.50, 498pp, pb) [Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel, “Shannara” #3.
• * _The Wishsong of Shannara (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35636-5, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $4.95, 504pp, pb) [Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel, third in a trilogy. 1st mass market edition; 460,000 trade paperbacks in print.
• * _The Wishsong of Shannara (Orbit 0-7088-8208-0, Dec ’89, £3.99, 498pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Shannara] Reissue (Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Shannara” series.
• * _The Wishsong of Shannara (Orbit 0-356-10859-7, Oct ’90, £12.95, 498pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Shannara] Reissue (Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Shannara” series.